Hurstwic's video: Hurstwic: S slugl ma - wrestling fishermen and floating poop

From ancient times into the 20th century, Icelandic fishermen solved a peculiar problem with a unique form of glíma called sýsluglíma. Glíma was the empty-hand combat system of the Vikings, and in this video, we travel to a location where sýsluglíma was practiced and discuss the bizarre problem it addressed. Links: Hurstwic: https://www.hurstwic.com Glímusamband Íslands (Glíma Association of Iceland) https://glima.is Men of Terror: a comprehensive analysis of Viking combat book by William R. Short and Reynir A. Óskarson https://www.hurstwic.com/shop/books/men_of_terror/index.htm Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 0:32 Glíma 1:34 Ósvör 3:43 Drimla 4:04 Sýsluglíma 6:01 Summary